by Associated Press Published: May 25,2012
Tags: annex, annexation, appeal, bench, courts, judges, judicial, judiciary, land, municipal government, property, real estate, taxes, taxpayers
PASS CHRISTIAN — The city of Pass Christian has now decided it won’t appeal a judge’s decision denying the city’s request to annex 5.4 square miles in Harrison County. The Sea Coast Echo reports the board of aldermen reached that decision this week after Mayor Chipper McDermott said an appeal would cost $60,000. Aldermen then [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 25,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, conviction, courts, fraud, insurance, judges, judicial, judiciary, sentencing
SOUTHAVEN — A federal appeals court has upheld the 37-month sentence handed to Robert Rainey, a Mississippi man convicted of defrauding a Memphis insurance company. Robert Rainey and his wife, Elizabeth, both of Southaven, were sentenced earlier this year on charges stemming from a scam involving insurance checks totaling nearly $700,000. Elizabeth Rainey was sentenced [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 17,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, colleges, Community Colleges, courts, discrimination, education, higher education, judges, judicial, judiciary, junior colleges, law, lawsuit
RAYMOND — A federal appeals court has ruled for Hinds Community College in a workplace retaliation case. In 2010, a Mississippi federal judge ordered the school to pay a former professor $345,020 after a federal jury found she had been the victim of workplace retaliation. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 16,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, courts, decision, defense, intellectual property, judges, judicial, judiciary, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, Navy, ruling, shipbuilding, ships, trade secrets
PASCAGOULA — Federal prosecutors say the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has vacated a $1.4 million judgment against the Navy for allegedly disclosing trade secrets on the design of a military craft to a rival. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says the appellate court has ruled against United States Marine Inc. and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 16,2012
Tags: annex, annexation, appeal, bench, courts, homes, judges, judicial, judiciary, land, municipal government, property, real estate, residences, residents, taxes
PASS CHRISTIAN — The city of Pass Christian plans to appeal a judge’s decision denying the city’s request to annex 5.4 square miles in Harrison County. That’s according to a court notice the city has filed. The Sun Herald reports the city will appeal to the state Supreme Court the ruling specially appointed Chancellor Hollis [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: appeal, attorneys, bench, courts, disaster, disaster preparedness, hurricanes, insurance, judges, judgment, judicial, judiciary, law, lawsuit, lawyers, natural disaster, severe weather, tropical weather, Weather
BAY ST. LOUIS — The state Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of Trapani’s Eatery in Bay St. Louis cannot collect more than $300,000 they claimed to be owed by a local insurance agent after their business washed away in Hurricane Katrina. A Hancock County judge ruled against Anthony Trapani in [...] [...]
TUPELO — The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld its decision to throw out a verdict against accountant Mignon Willis, who had been ordered to pay her former employer more than $185,000 for failing to perform her responsibilities. The court yesterday denied Rehab Solutions’ motion to reconsider. A jury in Lee County in 2010 awarded the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 27,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, bribery, conviction, courts, judge, judicial, judicial corruption, judiciary, trial
OXFORD — A former associate of imprisoned attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs has testified he opposed bribing a Hinds County judge because a friend of the jurist was feeding them information on a civil lawsuit over legal fees. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the testimony of Steve Patterson, a former state auditor, came Monday in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, bribery, corruption, courts, federal government, judges, judicial, judicial corruption, judiciary, testify, testimony
OXFORD — Former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) has testified that he never promised to recommend a Hinds County judge for a federal post and never consulted with his brother-in-law — imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs — when he reviewed candidate’s resumes for those jobs. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Lott was the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: appeal, attorneys, bribery, conviction, corruption, courts, judge, judicial, judiciary, law, lawyers
OXFORD — A federal judge has denied imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ request to have outpatient surgery on his right hand while he waits for a hearing in Oxford. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Scruggs’ doctor had said the surgery was important to relieve a condition causing Scruggs’ fingers to contract. A hearing [...] [...]
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